ASVAB Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 154267 Results

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1

According to Boyle's law, for a fixed amount of gas kept at a fixed temperature, which of the following are inversely proportional?

63% Answer Correctly

density, volume

pressure, volume

pressure, density

volume, mass


Solution

Boyle's law states that "for a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional".


2

Friction resists movement in a direction __________ to the movement.

81% Answer Correctly

normal

opposite

parallel

perpendicular


Solution

Friction resists movement. Kinetic (also called sliding or dynamic) friction resists movement in a direction opposite to the movement. Because it opposes movement, kinetic friction will eventually bring an object to a stop. An example is a rock that's sliding across ice.


3

Drag is a type of:

81% Answer Correctly

work

potential energy

kinetic energy

friction


Solution

Drag is friction that opposes movement through a fluid like liquid or air. The amount of drag depends on the shape and speed of the object with slower objects experiencing less drag than faster objects and more aerodynamic objects experiencing less drag than those with a large leading surface area.


4

Which of the following will increase the mechanical advantage of a second-class lever?

55% Answer Correctly

move the object being lifted closer to the fulcrum

decrease the length of the lever

move the fulcrum between the force and the object being lifted

move the object being lifted farther away from the fulcrum


Solution

A second-class lever is used to increase force on an object in the same direction as the force is applied. This lever requires a smaller force to lift a larger load but the force must be applied over a greater distance. The fulcrum is placed at one end of the lever and mechanical advantage increases as the object being lifted is moved closer to the fulcrum or the length of the lever is increased. An example of a second-class lever is a wheelbarrow.


5

Collinear forces:

72% Answer Correctly

act in a common plane

act along the same line of action

are unrelated to each other

pass through a common point


Solution

Collinear forces act along the same line of action, concurrent forces pass through a common point and coplanar forces act in a common plane.